adj and adv and comparision in English (comparatives and superlatives)

Adjectives & adverbs


1. Adjectives


1. Adjectives
a. Usages
1. She is beautiful.
2. He loves a beautiful girl.
3. His girlfriend looks beautiful.
feel

become

taste

smell

sound

appear

seem

look


1. Adjectives
b. Order of adjectives

1. Adjectives
b. Order of adjectives
a/an
- opinion (beautiful)
- size (big)
- age (new)
- shape (round)

- color (brown)
- origin (Japanese)
- material (wooden)
- purpose (kitchen)
- noun (table)


1. Adjectives
OSA

b. Order of adjectives


2. Adverbs
a. Form
Adj

Adv

bad

badly

easy

easily

comfortable

comfortably

beautiful

beautifully


2. Adverbs
a. Form - exception
Adj

Adv

good

well

fast

fast

hard

hard

early

early


2. Adverbs
a. Form - note
Adj

Adv

hard

hard

hardly

late

late

lately

near

near

nearly

high

high

highly


2. Adverbs
b. Usages
1. She usually dances and dances beautifully.
2. She really loves dancing.
3. She is quite confident.
4. She dances quite confidently.


2. Adverbs
Adv of

c. Types of adverbs


Modifying adverbs
• very
• quite & rather
• fairly
• really
• almost
• extremely

• absolutely


2. Adverbs
d. Order of adverbs


Comparatives &
Superlatives

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3. Comparatives & Superlatives

1. Short adjective

C

B
A
large
Apple A

larger
is large.

Apple B is larger

than Apple A

Apple C is the largest of the three.

largest


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
1. Short adjective
Adj

Comparative

Superlative

cheap

cheaper

the cheapest

fast

faster

the fastest



3. Comparatives & Superlatives
1. Short adjective – note

Adj

Comparative

Superlative

hot

hotter

the hottest

funny

funnier

the funniest

good

better

the best


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
1. Short adjective - note
Adj

Comparative

Superlative

bad

worse

the worst

old

older/ elder

the oldest/ eledest

far

farther/ further

the farthest/
furthest


expensive


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
2. Long adjective
Motors are expensive.
Cars

are more expensive than motors.

Planes are the most expensive.
convenient

economical


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
3. Note 1
- clever
- common
- friendly
- quite
- narrow
- simple

-ed
-ing


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
3. Note 2
- Adv -ly (long form)
- Adv = adj


4. Other forms
1.

as…as

&

not as/so…as

- Janet is as attractive as her sister.

BUT
- Janet isn’t as/so talented as her sister.


4. Other forms
2.

less …….. than

- Travelling is now less expensive …

BUT
… less safe, too
than that in the past.